Category: Neck Pain
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Long-Term Effects of Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
September 12, 2024 Long-Term Effects of Individualized Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized clinical trial involving 683 participants evaluated the effects of acupuncture on chronic neck pain. Participants received either high- or low-sensitive acupuncture or sham acupuncture. The primary outcome was a change in the pain score on…
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Office Employees Should Shift Their Posture Often For Relief
Office employees who sit in an office all day are advised to shift their posture in order to buffer the effects on perceived discomfort at the neck, shoulder, upper back and lower back. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of Postural Shifting Frequency on Perceived Musculoskeletal Discomfort During 1-Hour Sitting in Office Workers Journal of Manipulative &…
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Literature Review Shows Manipulative Therapy May Help Your Chronic Neck Pain
In an article published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, the author states that there is an increasing number of people suffering from chronic neck pain due to increased telecommuting. The author searched the medical literature regarding manipulative therapy for chronic neck pain and concluded that manipulative therapy, a popular treatment by chiropractors,…
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Neck Pain Associated With High Cholesterol?
Did you know that people with high cholesterol levels were 54% more likely to have neck pain? This article suggests that your cholesterol levels may play a role in degeneration of the cervical spine and neck pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Association Between Hypercholesterolemia and Neck Pain in a Cross-sectional Population-based Study Ahorukomeye, Peter BSa,b; Mahajan,…
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Ear Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
In an article published in the journal Medical Acupuncture, the authors did a study on people who had neck pain for at least 2 years. They used an ear based acupuncture technique called, “auriculotherapy”. This is when you use acupuncture needles in the ear. The nerves that go to the ear are directly connected to…
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Spinal Manipulation (Chiropractic Treatment) Helps Acute Neck Pain
Acute pain refers to a sudden onset and of short duration. This article published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine showed that spinal manipulative therapy as practiced by chiropractors, is significantly better than medicine one day after treatment, and spinal manipulation alone, or in combination with other treatments seems to be effective for people with…
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“Text Neck” May Not Be A Real Thing
There are articles out there that claim that texting and reading on a smartphone causes neck pain. This article published in the journal SPINE says that “text neck” and the neck flexion angle using a smartphone is not associated with neck pain frequency or intensity in adults. ~ Dr. Broussard Association Between Text Neck and…
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Head Posture and It’s Affect on Breathing and Neck Pain
This article was published in the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. The authors said that the head is approximately 6% of the total body weight, and they found that abnormal head position changes muscle activity, awareness of body position and movement, breathing patterns and neck pain. Over the course of years of…
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Pain: Considering Complementary Approaches (eBook)
US Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Pain is the most common reason for seeking medical care. It is also a common reason why people turn to complementary health approaches. This 47-page eBook provides an overview of complementary health approaches for pain, including acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation, spinal…
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Exercise May Help Reduce Your Pain
If you want to be involved in helping your own pain, try exercise. An article published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, showed that exercise at the site of where you hurt, seems to be more effective than pain education, massage and stress management. ~ Dr. Broussard Pain sensitivity is reduced by exercise training: Evidence from…